Ahead of the duel against Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday. (19/8/2023) evening, Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag stated that his team will focus on improving their away record against the top teams in the Premier League. Last season United lost away to Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion and suffered a crushing 7-0 defeat to Liverpool. It is one of our targets for this season, that we have to improve away from home to get more points. So often it’s a matter of personality said Ten Hag who started the season with a 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers’ players told reporters Friday.
So yes, that’s the demand from me of the players and we have to show more personality on the pitch to win games like that said Ten Hag.
Ten Hag insisted they were not fazed by events off the pitch, with the club’s ownership situation. Still unresolved while they have yet to make a decision regarding striker Mason Greenwood, who had an attempted rape charge dropped in February. We focus on how to play we focus on team performance. So we focus now on Tottenham Hotspur. We know that the performance against Wolves was not what we expected. But we wanted to (win) and that shows character and personality and it’s one of the things we have to improve, according to last season.
Ten Hag is hoping Lisandro Martinez can feature in. Tonight’s game after he was substitut at halftime in the win over Wolves on Monday.
The United manager has told defender. Harry Maguire he will have to fight for his place at either club after deciding to stay at the club. When asked what opportunities there would be for Maguire, the Dutchman said it all came down to his abilities. He knows what I expect of him. Ive said many times that he has the ability to do it, so now he has to show it. He also spoke about defender Jonny Evans whose short-term contract has expired at the club. Manager was asked if the situation depend on Maguire staying at Old Trafford. No it doesn’t affect that. We’ll see. We’re in talks and when we have news, we’ll pass it on as usual. Tottenham drew 2-2 in their opener at Brentford last Sunday.
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